1995–96 Luton Town F.C. season

During the 1995–96 English football season, Luton Town F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Luton Town
1995–96 season
ChairmanDavid Kohler
ManagerTerry Westley (until 18 December)
Lennie Lawrence (from 21 December)
StadiumKenilworth Road
First Division24th (relegated)
FA CupThird round
League CupFirst round
Anglo-Italian CupGroup stage
Top goalscorerMarshall (13)
Average home league attendance7,223

Season summary

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Terry Westley was promoted as Pleat's successor from youth team coach, but was sacked after just six months in charge.[1] Lennie Lawrence was brought in as a replacement, but he was unable to stop Luton from finishing bottom of Division One.[2][3]

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
20 Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 13 16 17 56 62 −6 55
21 Portsmouth 46 13 13 20 61 69 −8 52
22 Millwall (R) 46 13 13 20 43 63 −20 52 Relegation to the Second Division
23 Watford (R) 46 10 18 18 62 70 −8 48
24 Luton Town (R) 46 11 12 23 40 64 −24 45
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference
(R) Relegated

Squad

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[4] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK   ENG Kelvin Davis
GK   USA Ian Feuer
GK   USA Juergen Sommer
DF   SCO Graham Alexander
DF   ENG Ben Chenery
DF   ENG Steve Davis
DF   IRL David Greene
DF   ENG Richard Harvey
DF   ENG Julian James
DF   ENG Marvin Johnson
DF   ENG Des Linton
DF   NIR Darren Patterson
DF   ENG Aaron Skelton
DF   ENG Mitchell Thomas
DF   ENG Matthew Upson
MF   BUL Boncho Genchev
MF   WAL Ceri Hughes
MF   ENG Gavin Johnson
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   WAL Nathan Jones
MF   ENG Rob Matthews
MF   ENG Paul McLaren
MF   ENG David Oldfield
MF   NOR Vidar Riseth (on loan from Kongsvinger)
MF   DEN Johnny Vilstrup
MF   IRL Gary Waddock
FW   GHA Kim Grant
FW   JAM Dwight Marshall
FW   ENG Scott Oakes
FW   ENG John Taylor
FW   ENG Tony Thorpe
FW   ENG Graeme Tomlinson (on loan from Manchester United)
FW   ENG Paul Wilkinson (on loan from Middlesbrough)
FW   ENG Jamie Woodsford

Player details

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Players arranged in alphabetical order by surname.
Pos. Name League Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
DF   Graham Alexander 35 (2) 1 3 (2) 0 38 (4) 1
DF   Ben Chenery 2 0 0 0 2 0
GK   Kelvin Davis 6 0 4 0 10 0
DF   Steve Davis 36 2 6 0 42 2
FW   Stuart Douglas 3 (5) 1 0 (1) 0 3 (6) 1
MF   Sean Evers 1 0 1 0 2 0
GK   Ian Feuer 38 0 1 0 39 0
MF   Boncho Genchev 25 (10) 9 5 (1) 2 30 (11) 11
FW   Kim Grant 10 3 0 0 10 3
DF   Richard Harvey 28 (8) 1 6 0 34 (8) 1
MF   Ceri Hughes 21 (2) 1 2 0 23 (2) 1
DF   Julian James 23 (4) 0 4 0 27 (4) 0
MF   Gavin Johnson 5 (1) 0 0 0 5 (1) 0
DF   Marvin Johnson 33 (2) 0 5 1 38 (2) 1
DF   Des Linton 6 (4) 0 3 0 9 (4) 0
FW   Dwight Marshall 23 (3) 9 5 (1) 4 28 (4) 13
FW   Rob Matthews 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 (1) 0
FW   Paul McLaren 9 (3) 1 4 0 13 (3) 1
FW   Scott Oakes 26 (3) 3 4 1 30 (3) 4
MF   David Oldfield 23 (11) 2 5 0 28 (11) 2
DF   Darren Patterson 21 (2) 0 3 0 24 (2) 0
DF   Trevor Peake 15 (3) 0 0 0 15 (3) 0
MF   Vidar Riseth 6 (5) 0 1 0 7 (5) 0
DF   Gary Simpson 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 (1) 0
MF   Aaron Skelton 0 0 1 0 1 0
GK   Juergen Sommer 2 0 2 0 4 0
FW   John Taylor 18 (10) 0 3 1 21 (10) 1
DF   Mitchell Thomas 25 (2) 0 2 (2) 0 27 (4) 0
FW   Tony Thorpe 23 (10) 7 2 (4) 1 25 (14) 8
FW   Graeme Tomlinson 1 (6) 0 0 0 1 (6) 0
DF   Matthew Upson 0 0 1 0 1 0
MF   Johnny Vilstrup 6 (1) 0 2 0 8 (1) 0
MF   Gary Waddock 32 (4) 0 3 (1) 0 35 (5) 0
FW   Paul Wilkinson 3 0 0 0 3 0
FW   Jamie Woodsford 1 (2) 0 0 (2) 0 1 (4) 0

References

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  1. ^ "Terry Westley's managerial career". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Archived from the original on 1 October 2007. Retrieved 21 April 2009.
  2. ^ "Lennie Lawrence's managerial career". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Archived from the original on 9 February 2005. Retrieved 21 April 2009.
  3. ^ "Winners and Losers". The Independent. London: Independent News & Media. 6 May 1996. Retrieved 13 May 2009.
  4. ^ "All Luton Town players: 1996.HTM".